Veteran actor Kamal Haasan and acclaimed filmmaker Mani Ratnam are reuniting for Thug Life, scheduled for a grand pan-India release on June 5. This collaboration comes 38 years after their landmark film Nayagan, which remains the only Indian film to feature in Time Magazine’s 100 All-Time Classics.
The film features a star-studded cast, including Silambarasan TR, Trisha, Ashok Selvan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Joju George, Abhirami, and Nassar. Academy Award-winning composer A.R. Rahman is composing the music, with the production team announcing the commencement of its musical journey.
Cinematography is being handled by Ravi K. Chandran, while National Award-winning editor Sreekar Prasad is overseeing the film’s editing. Action choreography is being managed by the Anbariv duo, with production design by Sharmishta Roy and costume design by Eka Lakhani.
Thug Life is being produced on a large scale by Madras Talkies and Raaj Kamal Films International, with Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam, R. Mahendran, and Siva Ananth backing the project. Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Red Giant Movies is presenting the film.
